split cc into two emails

[Sunabac]

One of my client's is a computer illiterate who does not even have a computer (goes to library to get his emails etc.) Is there a way to create a second email automatically from orders so he can see the first and last part of the credit card in a separate email???

[Ajeh]

You could add a forward on the email that you are currently sending it to so that the existing email setup gets it and the one it is being forwarded to in your control panel gets a copy as well ...

[Sunabac]

I am sorry, I don't follow.. which of the email's set-ups will send me an email with the first 4 and the last 4 numbers of a credit card??

[Ajeh]

If you set in the CC Payment Module the email address:
CreditCards@your_domain.com

Then go into your Control Panel for your server and setup a Forward on that email address to the other address you need a copy to go to, does this work for you?

NOTE: you may need to talk to your host about the details of setting this up for your site ...

[Sunabac]

I am using Ceon Manual Card Module
I have set the following:

E-mail Address
The E-mail Address to which the Middle Digits of the Card Number should be sent.

Request CVV Number
Do you want to ask the customer for the card's CVV number?

True
False
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I did not have cc payment enabled, only Ceon, but on CC, there is nothig about those outside numbers anyway..:

Enable Credit Card Module
Do you want to accept credit card payments?

True
False

Collect & store the CVV number
Do you want to collect the CVV number. Note: If you do the CVV number will be stored in the database in an encoded format.

True
False

Split Credit Card Email Address
If an email address is entered, the middle digits of the credit card number will be sent to the email address (the outside digits are stored in the database with the middle digits censored)

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How do I get the outside digits into an another email??
I propably don't make any sense, but bear with me, 2 weeks is not enought to learn the ropes...

[Ajeh]

This sends the middle digits in an email:

Split Credit Card Email Address
If an email address is entered, the middle digits of the credit card number will be sent to the email address (the outside digits are stored in the database with the middle digits censored)

The outside digits are on the order ...

[Sunabac]

yes, I've seen them on order, but how do I generate automatic email from this order so that my client does not need to access admin??? This client is an Artist without a clue of computers..
I should take this offline, obviously I am not getting this..
If you are intereted see the test site at: http://test.pridepak.com
Thanks for any comments I am capable of following...

[DrByte]

Sunabac ... if the storeowner has to go to the library to read emails, then they also have to go to the library (same or different library doesn't matter <grin>) to get their order details.
Why does sending the outer digits in email "help" much ?

Why don't they just use the Admin interface to read the outer digits and see the order details? and use the CC middle-digits emails to "fill in the blanks" so to speak?

Not real smart to use a library computer to do any of this...

[DrByte]

...so that my client does not need to access admin???

The "best" way would be to use an automated credit card gateway so that there is no need to manually process credit card numbers. That would offer all the needed security and allow the storeowner to never have to use the admin.

Of course, never using the admin means that customers will never get notified that their order is processing and cannot see any order status updates by logging in to their account etc.

Oh the joys of working with clients :)


Email is the least secure mechanism around. The CC company would freak if they knew you were emailing all the digits in any form.

Nevertheless, if you must email the other digits, you'll need to extract them within the CC payment module and have it send the 2nd email to the required address.

[Sunabac]

yes I Know, but this would require my intervention (I already tested this) and deleting everything above & bellow the order so he would not mess-up anything... I am trying to figure out how to extract this order authomatically and input it into an email..
And to think this would be a freebe for him.. (I mean switching to e-commerce from currently ordinary web site..)
BTW StoreFront2000 emails CC